@article {Haddade1500052,
author = {Haddad, Nick M. and Brudvig, Lars A. and Clobert, Jean and Davies, Kendi F. and Gonzalez, Andrew and Holt, Robert D. and Lovejoy, Thomas E. and Sexton, Joseph O. and Austin, Mike P. and Collins, Cathy D. and Cook, William M. and Damschen, Ellen I. and Ewers, Robert M. and Foster, Bryan L. and Jenkins, Clinton N. and King, Andrew J. and Laurance, William F. and Levey, Douglas J. and Margules, Chris R. and Melbourne, Brett A. and Nicholls, A. O. and Orrock, John L. and Song, Dan-Xia and Townshend, John R.},
title = {Habitat fragmentation and its lasting impact on Earth{\textquoteright}s ecosystems},
volume = {1},
number = {2},
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.1500052},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
abstract = {We conducted an analysis of global forest cover to reveal that 70\% of remaining forest is within 1 km of the forest{\textquoteright}s edge, subject to the degrading effects of fragmentation. A synthesis of fragmentation experiments spanning multiple biomes and scales, five continents, and 35 years demonstrates that habitat fragmentation reduces biodiversity by 13 to 75\% and impairs key ecosystem functions by decreasing biomass and altering nutrient cycles. Effects are greatest in the smallest and most isolated fragments, and they magnify with the passage of time. These findings indicate an urgent need for conservation and restoration measures to improve landscape connectivity, which will reduce extinction rates and help maintain ecosystem services.},
URL = {http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/2/e1500052},
eprint = {http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/2/e1500052.full.pdf},
journal = {Science Advances}
}